Kai-Gunto Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 Hi Is this a rice or bamboo motif? I see a Kusarigama on the fuchi. Quote
k morita Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 Hi. It is unrelated to rice. The plant name on F/K is "Tokusa"(木賊) in Japanese. (Scientific name: Equisetum hyemale Equisetum ) Quote
cabowen Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 We call it horsetail in English. It grows in damp, shaded forest areas usually. It has a very high silica content and the Japanese craftsman used it for sandpaper. I have several plots of it on my property... Quote
Stephen Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 very old plant family from dinosaur era Quote
k morita Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 In fact, tokusa(horsetail) is growing also in my garden. :D Quote
Kai-Gunto Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Posted September 8, 2014 Nice gardens Thanks to everyone. The wakizashi has this tsuba mounted. Quote
Jorgensen Posted September 8, 2014 Report Posted September 8, 2014 I like it... Aizu Shoami perhaps? Quote
Rodenbacher Posted September 9, 2014 Report Posted September 9, 2014 Farmer on its way to harvest. You can also see the horsetail he is going to cut. Quote
Guido Posted September 13, 2014 Report Posted September 13, 2014 It grows in my garden, too - in Indonesia it's called "water bamboo". Quote
Kai-Gunto Posted September 13, 2014 Author Report Posted September 13, 2014 Thanks too all for info and photos. Wish I had a garden , a small one with Japanese theme. Quote
cabowen Posted September 13, 2014 Report Posted September 13, 2014 It grows in my garden, too - in Indonesia it's called "water bamboo". Nice hasuike! Quote
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